Cold War Review

A "Cold War" is a conflict with:

• No direct fighting between the two sides

• A Nuclear War

• A war with only ground troops fighting

• A war in a cold climate

Who were the two "Superpowers" after World War II?

• US and Soviet Union

• Britain and Germany

• USSR & East Germany

• Japan and Korea

The US policy of stopping the spread of communism into nations where it did not exist was known as:

• Blockade

• Containment

• Iron Curtain

• Berlin Wall

Which of the following is NOT an example of Containment?

• Marshall Plan

• NATO

• D-Day

• Korean War

The Marshall Plan stated that the US would:

• Divide Germany into East and West

• Give military weapons to allied nations

• Build a wall around West Berlin

• Give money to nations after WWII to prevent the spread of Communism

The divide between communist and capitalist nations in Europe was known as:

• The Berlin Wall

• The Iron Curtain

• The Warsaw Pact

• NATO

The US fear that if one nation falls to communism its neighbors will fall to communism was known as:

• Sputnik

• Iron Curtain

• Arms Race

• Domino Theory

What event starts the "Space Race"?

• Russians losing "Laikka" the dog in space

• US landing on the moon

• Russians launch the "Sputnik" satellite

• The Infinity War

Which of these nations was NOT communist during the Cold War?

• Soviet Union

• North Vietnam

• South Korea

• Cuba

Nations that were taken over by the USSR and made communist were known as:

• Satellite States

• Western Bloc

• Kremlin

• Apollo